Formulating Your Philosophy

of Education

Lesson 2 Social Dimension of Education and the Teaching Profession

Your Philosophy of Education

￭ Your philosophy of education is your “window” to the world and “compass” in life.

Philosophy of Education includes concepts about:

￭ The human person, the learner and the educated person

￭ What is true and good and therefore must be taught.

￭ How a learner must be taught in order to come close to the truth

My Philosophy of Education as a Teacher

(The human person, the learner and the educated person)

I believe that every child￭ Has a natural interest in learning and is capable of learning.￭ is an embodied spirit.

￭ can be influenced but not totally by his/her environment.￭ is unique and so comparing a child to other children has no basis.￭ does not have any empty mind, rather is full of ideas and it is my task to draw out these ideas.

My Philosophy of Education as a Teacher

(How a learner must be taught in order to come close to the truth)

I believe that there are unchanging values in changing times and there must be passed on to every child by my modeling, value inculcation and value integration in my lessons.

My Philosophy of Education as a Teacher (What is true and good and therefore must be taught.)

I believe that my task as a teacher is to facilitate the development of every child to the optimum and to the maximum by:

￭ reaching out to all children without bias and prejudice towards the “least” of the children.￭ making very child feel good and confident about him/herself through his/her experiences of success in the classrooms.￭ helping every child master the basic skills of reading, communicating in oral and written form, arithmetic and computer skills.

My Philosophy of Education as a Teacher

(What is true and good and therefore must be taught.)

I believe that my task as a teacher is to facilitate the development of every child to the optimum and to the maximum by:

￭ teaching my subject matter with mastery so that every child will use his/her basic skills to continue acquiring knowledge, skills and values for him/her to go beyond basic literacy and basic numeracy.

￭ inculcating or integrating the unchanging values of respect, honesty, love and care for others regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, appearance and economic status in my lessons.

My Philosophy of Education as a Teacher

(What is true and good and therefore must be taught.)

I believe that my task as a teacher is to facilitate the development of every child to the optimum and to the maximum by:

￭ consistently practicing these values to serve as model for every child

￭ strengthening the value formation of every child through “hands-on-minds-on-hearts-on” experiences inside and outside the classroom

￭ providing every child activities meant to develop the body, the mind and the spirit

Summary:

• It is important that you make explicit of your philosophy of education. Your philosophy of education is your “window” to the world and “compass” in life. You were advised to start your phrase with “I believe”. It is best to state it in the concrete not in the abstract like a theory because this is your blue print to daily life.

Thank You!